The magic kingdom
Banks, Russell, 1940-20232023
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In 1971, a property speculator named Harley Mann begins recording his life story onto a reel-to-reel machine. Reflecting on his childhood in the early twentieth century, Harley recounts that after his father's sudden death, his family migrated down to Florida's swamplands - mere miles away from what would become Disney World - to join a community of Shakers. Led by Elder John, a generous man with a mysterious past, the colony devoted itself to labor, faith, and charity, rejecting all temptations that lay beyond the property. Though this way of life initially saved Harley and his family from complete ruin, when Harley began falling in love with Sadie Pratt, a consumptive patient living on the grounds, his loyalty to the Shakers and their conservative worldview grew strained and, ultimately, broke.
Main title:
The magic kingdom / Russell Banks.
Author:
Banks, Russell, 1940-2023, author
Imprint:
Harpenden : No Exit Press, 2023.
Collation:
320 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9780857305473 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
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BRN:
2618485
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